Coming May 21-31 to Yellow Bicycle Theater
Waiting for Westy
A new play by Joshua Crone
May 21-31, $15-$30 [TICKETS]
The night before their memorial is unveiled, Vietnam veterans from South Philly learn that retired General Westmoreland plans to visit their post. The third play in a trilogy about war and its aftermath that began with Ashes, Ashes (shortlisted for The Bridge Award) and continued with A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates (winner of The Lieutenant William Broyles Award), Waiting for Westy follows a group of Vietnam veterans as they struggle to reconcile their feelings about the war and its leaders.
A Barrymore-eligible production by Yellow Bicycle Collective. Featuring Thoeger Hansen, Richard Roddy, Joshua Crone, Lenny Ramos, and Bob Bowersox. Assistant directed by Giacomo Badalamenti II. Inspired by true events. Coming to Yellow Bicycle Theater May 21-31 for Memorial Day.
Donate to Yellow Bicycle Collective
Your tax-deductible donation to Yellow Bicycle Collective will help us bring a new play about Philly’s Vietnam veterans to Yellow Bicycle Theater for a Barrymore-eligible run this Memorial Day. It will also help subsidize our training program for young artists and enable us to offer free performances and content, such as the open-captioned performance of A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates at the ATLAS Performing Arts Center in Washington D.C. for the 250th Marine Corps Birthday and the making-of documentary A Marine Goes to Washington.
A Marine Goes to Washington: Mission Accomplished
Well, we got ‘er done. Our free, open-captioned performance of A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates moved a D.C. audience to laughter and tears the weekend of the 250th Marine Corps Birthday. You can ride along with Yellow Bicycle Collective to D.C. and watch the full show in our newly released documentary A Marine Goes to Washington, available free on YouTube this holiday season.
The film and free performance were funded entirely by donations to Yellow Bicycle Collective, a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Philadelphia. Special thanks to John and Kay Stanney, Nick and Lorie Howley, Micah and Allison Petersen, Maryellen Van Royen, Lydia Howery, Mary Fusco, Anthony Chang, Kelley Izatt, Elizabeth Pringle, the Tyrell Family and everyone who put a donation in the combat helmet after shows. Semper Fi and thank you for your support!